Lions and GCL Hopkins unite for lockdown help
Kind gesture to help mum and daughter in a crisis
SHEPSHED Lions and Loughborough plumbing and heating firm GCL Hopkins have come to the rescue of a Shepshed mother and daughter during the lockdown crisis.
ockdown has been difficult for everyone, and especially for those whose work has stopped, and who fall outside the government guidelines for assistance. This happened to one mum in Shepshed who had to stop working as a hairdresser, leaving her and her daughter, who has special needs, with very limited funds to cope.
On top of everything, just as lockdown began her boiler stopped working. An inspection soon showed a new one was required, and so she was left without hot water or heating.
Shepshed Lions heard about this, and contacted local plumbing and heating firm GCL Hopkins to see if they could help. They agreed to fit a new boiler free of labour charges, and contacted Baxi Boilers, who agreed to supply a boiler at a special discount rate as well.
Mr David Hopkins, GCL Hopkins Managing Director, said: ‘ We all need to pull together in these difficult times, and when the Lions approached us we were only too willing to help. This lady found herself in an impossible position through no fault of her own, and it is a pleasure to make her home warm and comfortable again.”
Lion Bill Holland said: “‘Thanks to the support of GCL Hopkins and Baxi Boilers, the Lions have only had to donate £650 to put things right for this lady, which is obviously only a fraction of the cost it would have been without their help.
“I’ve never heard anyone so excited about hot water as she was when I spoke to her - she said she was looking forward to a long hot bath for the first time in 10 weeks. This is a great example of a local charity and local businesses coming together to help someone in need.”